Short'ish "Must Do" Lakes Rides nr. Hawkshead

Alright all. In the Lakes next week, staying near Hawkshead and I'll be doing a few evening sessions around Grizedale (NFT and BWs around there) but was wondering if theres anything else in that area that short'ish (3 hours max) thats worth doing?

Also, on the OS map there looks to be a BW that comes off the NFT somewhere near Moor Top and descends into Hawkshead... is it a good descent or is there a better way to get from Grizedale to Hawkshead/just north of Hawkshead?

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can't link from work, but lots and lots of good rides / routes from around there, Vicarage Ln +1, but watch for people walking up it , lower end some blind bits and it gets slippy if wet.

There's a nice loop Hawkshead-Knipe Fold-Hodge Close-Langdale-Elterwater-Rydal Water-Ambleside-Skelwith Bridge (cake stop)-Iron Keld but I'd take more than 3 hrs over it. Loughrigg Terrace down to Rydal Water & back from Amleside are my favourite bits of it so maybe a straight out & back over Iron Keld then a lap of Loughrigg Fell?

Parkamoor at great speed is well worth it, but you've got to let go (said in an Obi Wan style) and jump off the big drops ! there are loads of routes to get you back into the Forest but why not head over to Blawith and pick up the BW's through Woodland Fell and the Knot, carry onto Coniston then go round to Tiberthwaite over Oxen Fell and come back into the forest round the back.

Up the vicarage lane BW to the fire road turn left then pick up the north face trail for the down hill to the visitor centre.
keep on the NFT untill Heald brow pasture and follow the bridleway for the excelent decent down parkamour to High Nibthwaite follow road to Nibthwaite grange and turn left follow over to Ickenthwaite then road to Satterthwaite and over Breasty Haw to road and back to Hawkshead .

I've never done the Parkamoor descent - the one from the farm down to Satterthwaite is too good to miss if I'm up there and usually puts me back in the direction I want to be in so that'll probably be on my 'to do' list.

Was sat in bed last night looking at the OS map and there seems to be a few BWs north of where I'm staying (just north of Hawkshead between Outgate and Knipe Fold). Specifically over Iron Keld down towards Skelwith Bridge and then back around to the west around Holme Fell towards Coniston.

Davey, will be away from tonight till Sunday, but there is a great BW clockwise around Holme Fell then over road up to through Iron Keld or turn L onto road and then L again and look for permissive path (superb) through Tongue Intake plantation, you can then make your way back via Stang End and go S or go over to Skelwith.

Another good one is the Lawson Park descent. If you turn left off the fire road at the top of the hill and go through the trees (its a few hundred yards before the start of the 3rd section of NFT single track) you'll go down a nice hill and come out at lawson park house.

Then you can go either to the right of the house through a gate, or go left and then right. Either is a good descent, you'll come out just near brantwood.

If your going to do Breasty Haw, instead of turning left when you get to the road at the bottom, go over the road and through a couple of fields. Theres another track that'll bring you out near Esthwaite and then you can take that road back to Hawkshead.

Some good tips in this thread. I'd second Claife Heights, love some of the tracks round there. The bits that drop down from the top fire road to the next one around Long Height are good (but it's not worth going all the way down to Belle Grange IMO), as is Harrow Slack descent if you go up from Far Sawrey.

Daveyboy give me a shout if you want some company in the evenings!as said above go on http://www.ridethelakes.co.uk/phpbb3/index.php ,only been out on one evening with them and they are sound.
Dont know much about that area of the lakes but there is a ride being planned for next tuesday which I will be on.

Knipe fold, Iron keld, Oxen Fell, Yewdale (take BW on the left to avoid the road)Moss Rigg wood to little Langdale. This can be extended to take in Loughrigg & Ambleside if you have time. It's all rideable although not very technical but good if you have limited time. Some of the road climbs are a bit of a grunt mind!